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Oil spills: a coastal resident's handbook

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6673013
People living on or using the water bodies within and bordering New York State will find this bulletin valuable in case of a spill emergency. Knowledge of what can happen and what can be done in case of a spill emergency may save needless confusion, anxiety, and loss or damage. The first half of this bulletin explains what happens in a spill and what official parties will do. The self-help advise in the second half of this bulletin may reduce loss and damage to property owners or sportsmen on Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Lake Champlain, the Hudson River, the Barge Canal System, New York Harbor, Long Island Sound or the Atlantic Ocean. The bulletin should be kept handy as a reference in time of emergency.
Research Organization:
New York State Coll. of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca (USA)
OSTI ID:
6673013
Report Number(s):
PB-80-183585
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English